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Ireland’s ESB has opened a battery energy storage system at its Poolberg site in Dublin. Operational since November, the battery plant is capable of providing 75 MW of energy for two hours to Ireland’s electricity system. It features high-capacity batteries that store excess renewable energy for discharge when required.
ESB, the state-owned electricity company, has announced the opening of a major battery plant at its site in Poolbeg, Dublin. The battery plant will add around 75MW of fast-acting energy storage to make the grid in Ireland more stable and increase the share of renewables in the electricity system.
Currently the largest site of its kind in commercial operation in Ireland, this battery energy storage system (BESS) is part of ESB's pipeline projects that are being completed at sites in Dublin and Cork, representing an investment of up to €300m.
In a bid to support Irish grid stability, Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has opened a major battery plant at its Poolbeg site in Dublin, which will add 75MW/150MWh of fast-acting energy storage.
Image: Fennell Photography Operational since November last year, the project has the capacity to provide 75MW of energy to Ireland’s electricity system for around two hours. ESB, the state-owned electricity company, has announced the opening of a major battery plant at its site in Poolbeg, Dublin.
The Poolbeg Battery Energy Storage System is located at our Poolbeg Energy Hub in Dublin where some of the latest technologies will support the future delivery of renewable energy including batteries, hydrogen and offshore wind will be deployed over the next decade.
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